Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity

Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity is an interactive three hour training course for sports and physical activity providers to increase their knowledge and understanding of mental health in a sports and physical activity setting and to increase their confidence to talk about mental health.

It is designed for coaches, sport administrators, volunteers and front of house staff that may be delivering, planning to deliver, or supporting the delivery of physical activity sessions for adults (18+) with experience of mental health problems.

It has been developed by Mind as part of the Get Set to Go programme funded by Sport England and the National Lottery with support from UK Coaching. The course is registered with CIMSPA for CPD points.

Friends in Need

Friends in Need is an informal peer support group for anyone experiencing depression and anxiety, consisting of 10 to 15 members that meet in an informal Café setting in Central Bath. FIND OUT MORE

Elefriends

Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. We all know what it's like to struggle sometimes, but now there's a safe place to listen. FIND OUT MORE

Fundraising

Bath Mind couldn’t exist without your support – whether that’s through a donation, leaving a gift in your Will, or organising a fundraising event – you can help us be there for more people. FIND OUT MORE

A huge thanks to Richard Lowe and his team for raising £8567.89 for ourselves, Bath Mind and Bristol Mind through the fantastic Music for the Mind initiative. This total figure comes from the money raised at the Music for the Mind concert which took place in Wells in September and the Gala Dinner in June.

Pictured is our Community Fundraising Manager, David Fields with Richard Lowe and Hannah and Tom from Bath and Bristol Mind.

After the council wrongly withdrew his housing benefit, cuts to legal aid meant Ian couldn't challenge the decision and left him desperate. Here he explains the impact this had on his mental health and how he turned things around.

If you've suffered as a result of cuts to legal aid, take our survey at the bottom of Ian's blog.

#Supportingallinneed
Leanne and Emily are training hard to run/arm cycle 10K to raise much needed funds for BaNES Carers' Centre and Bath Mind. Go girls! You can help Leanne and Emily achieve their goals by donating below;

Here @BathMind we are proud to be part of the @WILTSCIL #MakeSomeoneWelcome campaign which aims to get people from all walks of life connected in our community and is now spreading into Bath and North East Somerset. See poster below for the campaign details: